Raises, signing bonus highlight new deals
The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) and the Treasury Board have reached a tentative agreement for the technical services group, which covers more than 11,000 federal public service workers.
The deal includes significant breakthroughs on sick leave and workforce adjustment, the details of which were hammered out by the common issues committee last December.
The technical services group bargaining team was also able to make meaningful improvements to monetary compensation, enhancing existing allowances and creating new allowances for specific groups of members, according to the union.
Also announced, PSAC and Treasury Board have reached a tentative agreement for the education and library science group, which covers more than 900 federal public service workers.
The agreement with the education and library science group includes a minimum increase of 5.5 per cent over the four years of the collective agreement, plus a $650 signing bonus. The wage increase is 1.25 per cent for each year, plus a 0.5 to four per cent market adjustments for 2016, said the union.
Technical services group members will receive a 1.25 per cent economic increase per year, over four years, as well as a 0.5 per cent market adjustment in the third year. A signing bonus of $650 will be paid to those members who do not receive a group specific salary adjustment, according to PSAC.
